Chesapeake Expressway
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| State Route 168 |
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| Length: | 12.06 mi[1] (19.41 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 2001[2] | ||||||||||||
| South end: |  NC 168 near Moyock, NC |
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| Major junctions: |
 Virginia State Route 165 near Chesapeake, Virginia |
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| North end: |    I-64, I-464 and SR 168 near Chesapeake |
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The Chesapeake Expressway is a toll road in Chesapeake, Virginia. It is part of State Route 168. This expressway travels from U.S. Route 17, Interstate 64, and Interstate 464 in northern Chesapeake to near the North Carolina border in the southern part of the city, and traverses the eastern edge of the Great Dismal Swamp. Construction began in 1999 and the road fully opened in 2001. The one toll booth is located near Indian Creek Road, with a toll of $2.00 for two-axle automobiles, and Smart Tag and E-ZPass collection of tolls is available. The Chesapeake Expressway is also one of two routes where a subscription membership (exclusive to Smart Tag) allows for a discount. The Chesapeake Expressway chiefly serves to facilitate tourist traffic from the Hampton Roads cities enroute to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It meets North Carolina Highway 168 at the state line.
